Castlebar Mitchels pushed hard by Mohill before pulling away late on

Castlebar Mitchels (Mayo) 0-16 Mohill (Leitrim) 0-11

Mayo champions Castlebar Mitchels had to call on all their experience and resources to finally see off the challenge of Leitrim side Mohill in Saturday’s Connacht club SFC quarter-final at MacHale Park.

The winners booked a semi-final place with Tourlestrane of Sligo at the same venue next Sunday.

Mohill were well in this game with 15 minutes remaining as the sides were tied at 0-9 apiece but the three-in-a-row Mayo champions found a new gear and a string of points from Neil Douglas (three), Cian Costello (three) and Danny Kirby helped to get the Mayo champions over the winning line

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Castlebar kicked the first two points of the game from play inside four minutes and also had the last two points in the half to hold an interval lead of 0-7 to 0-5, with David Stenson nailing his third free and Eoghan O' Reilly scoring the best point of a half which saw Mohill lead briefly-0-5 to 0-4.

Keith Beirne was top man for Mohill and he kept them in the game until the three-quarter mark when the Mayo champions kicked on.

CASTLEBAR MITCHELS: R Byrne; C Kyne, G McDonagh (0-1), D Newcombe, R O'Malley (0-1); N McCarney, E O Reilly (0-1); P Durcan, A Walsh (0-1); B Moran (0-2), J Durcan, D Kirby (0-1); C Costello (0-3), D Stenson (0-3, three frees), N Douglas (0-3).

Subs used: S Irwin for McCarney, A O'Boyle for Walsh, M Towey for O'Malley, M McCormack for Moran

MOHILL: P Tighe; J Mitchell, R Gallagher, O Madden (0-1); D Gordon, C Canning, C Kennedy; D McLoughlin, S Quinn; D Beck, S McGowan, K Keegan (0-1); R Kennedy (0-2), K Beirne (0-7, six frees), A McLoughlin.

Subs used: D Mitchell for D Gordon (inj), R Gordon for Beck, E Harkin for Madden.

Referee: M Duffy (Sligo).